Latest Headlines

Magellan Metals has restarted processing operations at its Wiluna lead mine, the operation at the centre of the Esperance lead saga more than three years ago.

Coogee Chemicals is poised to expand its footprint in Kwinana as it negotiates the purchase of a neighbouring terminal owned by Gull Petroleum.

Salta Constructions has terminated its lead builders' contract at Raine Square, claiming Saracen Properties has not attempted t

Perth's radio stations have received the first indication as to how they are faring in 2010 with Austereo's Mix 94.5 recording its 82nd consecutive top place finish, a new ratings survey shows.

Panoramic Resources has recorded a profit turnaround to $23.1 million on the back of improving nickel prices and the inclusion of all nickel production from the Lanfranchi mine in Western Australia.

Agribusiness TFS Corporation remains optimistic about its business despite the loss of confidence in the managed investment scheme market, as it today reported a slump in first half net profit.

An active first homeowners market and improving market conditions has drive property developer Peet's first half operating profit up 50 per cent.

Explorer Sandfire Resources has unveiled a $65 million capital raising to continue exploration and study efforts at its Doolgunna copper-gold project in Western Australia.

India holds a special attraction for Reg Howard-Smith.

Launching a musical theatre company in Western Australia is simply responding to demand, according to Ian Westrip.

LAST month, my column focused on some of the old-world grape varieties starting to gain favour with Australian winemakers and consumers.

A historical connection has paid dividends for the owners of a Mandurah cafe. Adam Orlando reports

WITH talk of a national economic recovery thanks largely to Western Australia's resources industry, it is perhaps to be expected that those in the state's fashion business are seeing the benefits on their own spreadsheets.

REPORTED fraud cost Australia's not-for-profit organisations more than $1 million during the past two years, but the true magnitude of the problem is much larger, according to accounting and advisory firm BDO.

TRAVEL TALK with Mark Barnaba Azure Capital.

PERTH'S industrial property market is showing signs of renewed strength and confidence, although that could be undermined by supply constraints, according to the latest market analysis from Colliers International.

NATIONAL property developer Stockland has joined rival developers Peet and Delfin Lend Lease as a key investor in the Alkimos-Eglinton area, north of Joondalup.

AS the shutdown of the Raine Square development site in central Perth enters its third week, speculation continues over the possible fallout from the dispute that prompted the lead building contractor to close the site.

Kerry Stokes' planned merger of the Seven Network with his giant WesTrac mining services arm is designed to make it the first choice of investors wanting low-risk direct exposure to the China story.

THE devil is in the detail of Kerry Stokes' shock plan to turn a conventional media business into a diversified media and mining services group.

FOUR contracts with separate government bodies and publicly listed outfits worth about $65 million have been secured by local IT services providers during the past month.

A few well-connected individuals hold all the cards in China's economic and political spheres.

A NEW advisory group consisting of 28 past and present health industry professionals has been established in Perth to support the development of sector leaders in Western Australia.

Peter Garrett has a lot of work to do to repair his reputation.

Property developers are doing it tough as banks keep the sector on their watch lists.

Major reserves of shale gas could cause upheaval in the sector.

APPROVALS for property developments remain a major issue to the sector, which believes the delays caused by bureaucracy and regulatory hurdles are a huge financial burden.

Recent events in Canberra provide a telling reminder about the limits on what governments can realistically achieve.

WHEN the global financial crisis hit less than a year after listed property developer Peet had paid $300 million for a 243-hectare land parcel at the northern fringe of Perth, many questioned the wisdom of that purchase.

Technological advances and a global trade in carbon will provide greater opportunities in northern Australia.

Increased corporate confidence has brought a resurgence in business travel.

State Agriculture Minister Terry Redman faced a small but angry crowd on the steps of Parliament House this week protesting his decision to allow genetically modified canola to be grown throughout the state.